baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2361469-A (GB)
Title: Blank for a file storage box
Inventor: SOTERIOU ROBERTO YANGO
IPC: B42F7/14
Filed: 2000-04-20
Abstract: A blank is provided for the construction of a file storage box, the blank being formed from a single sheet of material, and having first and second substantially identical rectangular panels (1 and 10) joined together by a third rectangular panel (8) at respective first and second fold lines (9 and 11). Fourth and fifth substantially identical rectangular panels (2 and 3) are joined to the first panel (1) at opposite sides thereof by third and fourth fold lines (4 and 5) at right-angles to the first fold line (9). Sixth and seventh substantially identical rectangular panels (12 and 13) are joined to the second panel (10) at opposite sides thereof by fifth and sixth fold lines (14 and 15) at right-angles to the second fold line (11). The fourth and fifth panels (2 and 3) are each provided with at least one tongue (6, 7) joined thereto on that edge opposite to the respective third or fourth fold line (4, 5), and the sixth and seventh panels (12 and 13) are each provided with at least one pre-cut (16, 17) formed in the region of the respective fifth or sixth fold line (14,15). The blank is foldable about the fold lines to form a file storage box of which the sides are constituted by the first and second panels (1 and 10), the base is constituted by the third panel (8), the front is constituted by the fourth and sixth panels (2 and 12) and the rear is constituted by the fifth and seventh panels (3 and 13). The tongues (6, 7) and the pre-cuts (16, 17) are sized and positioned so that the tongues slot into the pre-cuts to lock the box together in the assembled configuration.
Patent GB-2347382-A (GB)
Title: Material feed mechanism for a steel cutting machine
Inventor: WANG PETER
IPC: B23D47/04
Filed: 1997-01-25
Abstract: A material feed mechanism 2 for a steel cutting machine 1, the feed mechanism 2 being provided upstream of the cutting machine 1 and comprising at the bottom thereof a stationary platform 21 , a plurality of conveying rollers 22 disposed on the surface of the stationary platform 21 , a stationary clamp set 23 which straddles both sides of one end of the stationary platform 21 near the cutting machine 1 , and a movable clamp set 24 which straddles both sides of the other end of the stationary platform 21 at an appropriate location thereon.
Patent GB-2363969-A (GB)
Title: Guard attachment with projecting inserts
Inventor: GIACOMO MARTINAZZO
IPC: A43B5/14
Filed: 2000-06-28
Abstract: A guard attachment B1-B3, especially for use with a motorcycling boot, comprises a support (3, Fig. 3) having an inner surface which, in use, is securable to the boot and an outer surface having a plurality of projecting inserts (5, Fig. 3) formed from a wear-resistant, low friction material. The support is preferably constructed from a plastics material while the inserts may be metal studs, screws, rivets or metal or glass balls. Typically, the support is attached to the boot through a hook and loop fastening material (4, Fig. 4). A boot comprising the guard attachment is also described.
Patent GB-2348372-A (GB)
Title: Use of odorants to alter vaginal blood flow, and article of manufacture therefor
Inventor: HIRSCH ALAN R
IPC: A61P15/00
Filed: 1998-12-15
Abstract: A non-invasive method of altering vaginal blood flow in a female individual to augment or lessen sexual arousal is provided. The method involves administering an individual odorant or odorant mixture for inhalation that is sufficient to alter vaginal blood flow of the female by about -20% to about +30% compared to a baseline vaginal blood flow without inhalation of the odorant. Also provided is a method for screening an odorant for its capacity to increase or decrease vaginal blood flow, and an article of manufacture, or kit, containing an odorant and instructions for its use in altering vaginal blood flow.
Patent GB-2357000-A (GB)
Title: Stitching bitmap objects to prevent subsequent artifacts
Inventor: STALLBAUMER PHILIP
IPC: G06T3/00
Filed: 2000-08-01
Abstract: Device independent bitmaps (DIBs) are stitched into combined images for rendering onto a printed page such that artifacts induced by subsequent global image enhancement (16) are avoided. Each DIB is retrieved from memory and provided a termination condition has not occurred is stitched to the previous bitmap. If a termination condition is detected, it is further determined whether artifact-free global processing may occur and if it may, the bitmap is output to the global processor (16), otherwise it is output <I>via</I> a bail out route to a local processor (18). Termination conditions occur for example when bitmaps are not aligned, contain different formats or scale factors, do not overlap or contain 'begin' or 'end of' page signals. If it is determined that stitching may not occur because the bitmaps do not share a common border, further bitmaps may be retrieved with a view to making up a combined bitmap which does share a border with the first (Fig 6C). DIBs may represent a single picture (Fig 2) or a plurality of unconnected images to be printed on the same page (Fig 1).
Patent GB-2356233-A (GB)
Title: Device for connecting sections of a pipeline
Inventor: VON TREPKA KNUT
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 1998-11-05
Abstract: A device 1 is used for the connection of a pipe section 23 to a connection site, eg another pipe section 22, on the seabed 21. The device comprises an element, preferably a sleeve 29, movable in a longitudinal direction along the pipeline 23 and provided towards the end of this pipeline. The device 1 also includes a guide-in tool comprising retention means, preferably in the form of a guide-in tunnel 6, which receives the sleeve 29, and a guide-in shoe 8 which grips and guides the end of the pipeline 23 in towards the connection site 22 whilst the sleeve 29 is retained in the guide-in tunnel 6. A pull-in device 4,39 acts on the sleeve 29 in order to pull the end of the pipeline 23 towards the connection site 22. The sleeve 29 may be rotatable about the pipeline 23, and the pipeline may comprise a conical portion 26, the sleeve fitting over the conical portion in order to centrally align the pipeline 23 in the sleeve. A connecting device is also disclosed in which the sleeve, pull-in device and guide-in tunnel are dispensed with (figures 16 to 19).
Patent GB-2355077-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic field detection
Inventor: HERRMANN INGO
IPC: G01D5/14
Filed: 2000-09-29
Abstract: A circuit for ascertaining an external magnetic field, particularly for an angle sensor or angle transmitter, comprises first to fourth magnetoresistive elements (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), which are connectible together into bridge with formation of two voltage dividers, and means for flexible connecting of the elements in such a manner that in a first operational state a first and a second element (3a, 3b) form a first voltage divider and a third and a fourth element (3c, 3d) form a second voltage divider and in a second operational state the first and the fourth element (3a, 3d) form a first voltage divider and the second and third element form a second voltage divider. It is thereby possible to obtain, with only four magnetoresistive elements, two field-related signals, such as sine and cosine signals, able to be evaluated to provide indications of angle over a range of 360{.
Patent GB-2357530-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for gripping and releasing tubulars including a grip assurance mechanism
Inventor: SCHULZE-BECKINGHAUSEN JOERG ER
IPC: E21B19/07
Filed: 2000-11-04
Abstract: An apparatus for gripping and releasing a tubular 33, 34 includes an elevator 13 and a spider 12, both having slips 15, 14 for gripping and releasing the tubular and a valve 18 for directly controlling a supply of pressurised fluid to move the spider slips 14 between a gripping and a release position. A grip assurance mechanism is provided to mechanically inhibit movement of the valve 18 such that the spider slips do not release the tubular if it is not being correctly gripped by the elevator. Preferably, the fluid supply control valve 18 is manually operated by a lever 22 which projects through a guide plate 24, the guide plate only being movable to allow the lever 22 to release the spider slips if the elevator slips are correctly gripping the tubular. A sensor is preferably provided to detect when the elevator slips are in the correct gripping position and this sensor may be a piston and cylinder arrangement 28 or a switch (51, figure 8). The sensor preferably controls a further piston/cylinder arrangement 31 coupled to a rod 32 which locks the guide plate 24 in the appropriate position.
Patent GB-2354237-A (GB)
Title: Porcelain enamel coating for high-carbon steel
Inventor: WALLACE ROGER ALAN
IPC: C23D5/00
Filed: 1999-06-17
Abstract: A porcelain enamel coating (12) suitable for use on high-carbon content steel is provided. The coating includes a ground coat layer (14) directly onto the steel (10) and a cover coat layer (18). The ground coat layer includes a soft ground coat frit having nickelous oxide dispersed uniformly throughout.
Patent GB-2357947-A (GB)
Title: Fast processed screen image
Inventor: LEIDICH RUSSELL MERRITT
IPC: G09G5/399
Filed: 1999-06-22
Abstract: A display process for displaying predetermined image data in a computer that includes a processor, a fast memory, and a video system having a video memory, comprising the steps of: during a computer execution period, writing contents from a block of the fast memory to a first memory, the fast memory having an access time which is less than an access time for the video memory; writing predetermined image data into the block of the fast memory; processing the predetermined image data from the fast memory; and writing the processed predetermined image data to the video memory.
Patent GB-2367594-A (GB)
Title: Calibration of pumps such as blood pumps of dialysis machines
Inventor: FREDERICKS CHRIS N
IPC: A61M60/851
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: Calibration of pumps, such as peristaltic blood pumps of dialysis machines, is achieved by recording inlet pressures in a fluid conduit during previous use of the pump and deriving a calibration inlet pressure which is used to derive a flow rate of the pump. The calibration inlet pressure may be a mean inlet pressure or derived by regression of the recorded inlet pressures. The flow rate of the pump may be derived by moving a known volume of fluid with the pump while maintaining the inlet pressure at the calibration inlet pressure. During subsequent use the speed of the pump may be adjusted to achieve a constant flow regardless to changes in the inlet pressure. In the case of dialysis, blood is introduced into arterial line 42 by a blood pump 44 and the inlet pressure is measured by sensor 43. Toxins are removed from the blood through membrane 45 of the dialyzer 46 into dialysate circuit 72 and the blood is returned via venous line 40.The recording of pressures and calculating the calibration inlet pressure may be done by a central processing unit.
Patent GB-2364958-A (GB)
Title: Lightweight acoustical system
Inventor: GISH LAURA E
IPC: B60R13/08
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: An acoustical system for inhibiting noise in a motor vehicle comprises a water-impermeable layer (12) and an underlayment (14) adjacent to the impermeable layer. The underlayment includes a first or lofty fibrous layer (16) and a second or compressed layer (18). The underlayment has an airflow resistance between 2000 and 5000 mks Rayls. A semi-permeable layer may be present between the first and second fibrous layers.
Patent GB-2361856-A (GB)
Title: Methods of decoding turbo-codes
Inventor: NAKAMURA TAKAHIKO
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2000-05-12
Abstract: In conventional turbo decoders a channel state is measured in order to determine state transition probabilities for soft MAP (Maximum A Posteriori) decoding. In the present invention branch metrics are calculated based on soft decision information of each received bit by comparing expected and actual bit values. Forward and backward path metrics are calculated on the basis of the branch metrics. In this way, soft decision information can be generated without the need for channel state measurements. Several embodiments are disclosed concerning the detail of calculating the forward/backward path metrics (for example figure 15) with a view to reducing memory requirements. In an alternative embodiment a Soft Output Viterbi Algorithm (SOVA) is utilised (figs 20 and 21). In another embodiment decoding repetition is based on CRC errors (fig. 22), and in a further embodiment a switch enables two soft decision devices to process coded data simultaneously (fig. 23) for high speed decoding.
Patent GB-2363183-A (GB)
Title: Coupling for linking two rotatable shaft ends
Inventor: SCHULER FRIEDRICH REINSBACH
IPC: F16D3/00
Filed: 2000-03-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling for linking two rotatable shaft ends for transmitting a torque, with a coupling element interlinking the two shaft ends in a positive fit. According to the invention, the shaft ends (12, 14) are provided with groove-shaped recesses (20, 26) that extend vertically (radially) relative to the rotational axes (16, 22) of the shafts. The pins (30, 32) of the coupling element (28) engage in respective recesses (20, 26) in a positive fit and the pins (30, 32) are interlinked in a positive fit.
Patent GB-2381786-A (GB)
Title: Device for hands-free refuelling
Inventor: BLOWER GREGSON WILLIAM
IPC: B67D7/50
Filed: 2001-10-17
Abstract: The Filling tool comprises of a 2mm-diameter metal bar that will be a minimum of 20mm in length (a). The tool has at one end a handle attached to a key ring (b). The tool is inserted into the small holes in the handle of the Fuel filler nozzle at any petrol station, to allow hands free filling of the fuel tank. The handle may comprise a torch (e).
Patent GB-2366392-A (GB)
Title: Image-forming substrate
Inventor: SUZUKI MINORU
IPC: B41M5/34
Filed: 1998-08-27
Abstract: An image-forming substrate 120 comprises:-<BR> ```a sheet of board papers 122;<BR> ```a layer of microcapsules 124, coated over a surface of said board paper sheet, that contains at least one type of microcapsules filled with a dye, said microcapsules exhibiting a temperature/pressure characteristic such that when respective said microcapsules are squashed under a predetermined pressure at a predetermined temperature, said liquid dye seeps from said squashed microcapsule; and<BR> ```a heat-sensitive recording layer 128 formed on another surface of said board paper sheet.
Patent GB-2382596-A (GB)
Title: Lightweight modular roof
Inventor: EVERITT KENNETH MICHAEL
IPC: E04B7/02
Filed: 2001-11-30
Abstract: A roof section is fabricated from panels cut from sheets of flat panel material. The panels are assembled into a three-dimensional structure and bonded using an adhesive to form the three-dimensional structure. Rigid cross members, which may be cold formed metal beams, may be bonded to the panels. Cladding <B>600</B>, <B>601</B>, <B>605</B> may be bonded to outer surfaces of the roof section. Each panel may comprise a sheet of bulk foam material having outer skins bonded to it. Each panel may also comprise a channel member overlapping an edge face of the panel and a main face of the panel and bonded to the panel. Various other disclosures are made including a method of joining adjacent panels comprising the steps of abutting edges of the panels and attaching jointing plates to the faces of the panels to cover the join between the panels, a roof section comprising rib members bonded to flat roof panel members and a building panel comprising first and second skins bonded to faces of a bulk foam material sheet.
Patent GB-2373445-A (GB)
Title: A bronchial ventilation device
Inventor: BODENHAM ANDREW ROBERT
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: A bronchial ventilation assembly which enables selective ventilation of a patient's lungs comprises a ventilation device having first and second bronchial tubes 6, 8 for insertion into the left and right bronchi respectively, and a tracheal tube 4 which includes first and second tracheal tube sections which communicate with the first and second bronchial tubes respectively. The configuration of the device can be changed between an in-use configuration in which bronchial tubes splay outwardly as shown, and an insertion configuration in which the bronchial tubes are closed together for insertion of the device into a patient's trachea. The assembly includes an insertion instrument for changing the configuration of the device between its in-use configuration and its insertion configuration. This instrument may be a sleeve 40 slidable along the tube 4 to hold the bronchial tubes together against their resilient tendency to splay apart, during insertion. Alternatively, it may comprise a drawstring, Figures 5 and 6.
Patent GB-2373891-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring unaligned memory accesses
Inventor: MCKEE BRET A
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: A system monitors unaligned memory accesses by a processor of a computer system. The processor automatically generates a fault when attempting an unaligned memory access. Unaligned memory access faults are disabled in response to a fault generated by a first faulting instruction. A single-step mode is enabled in response to the unaligned memory access fault. The first faulting instruction is executed (204). A single-step trap is generated by executing the first faulting instruction (206). Unaligned memory access faults are enabled in response to the single-step trap (210). The single-step mode is then disabled in response to the single-step trap.
Patent GB-2376828-A (GB)
Title: Reducing image artifacts in processed images
Inventor: BAGGS SCOTT
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2002-04-23
Abstract: Image artifacts, such as block noise, are identified following decompression of an image signal and subdivision into regions (<B>310</B>), each containing a number of pixels (<B>322</B>). The subdivision may be controlled by user selected parameters. Each region is investigated to identify any artifacts, such investigation being exectuted according to selected parameters. Any region determined to contain artifacts is smoothed by a filter (e.g. using data values of surrounding pixels) to remove picture element discontinuity. The smoothed regions are reinserted into the decompressed image, ensuring a high quality output.
Patent GB-2377648-A (GB)
Title: Golfing aid to determine the inclination of a green
Inventor: VILJOEN HENDRIK PETRUS JACOBUS
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 2002-06-25
Abstract: A golfing aid to determine the inclination of a putting green includes a primary component 12, and a handle 24 to which the primary component 12 is pivotally connected. The primary component 12 can thus hang vertically, under the influence of gravity, when the handle is grasped by a user. A secondary component 18 is located at a right angle to the primary component 12. In use, a golfer grasps the handle 24 so that the primary component 12 hangs vertically while the secondary component 18 provides a horizontal reference line. The golfing aid may also include a range finder (60, figure 4) for estimating the distance to the hole and an accessory (52) eg. a pen.
Patent GB-2374175-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for accessing shared data
Inventor: BOBER PAUL M
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-01-04
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a data server that can provide access to data, such as mainframe data, to open systems platforms. The system may be embodied strictly as a software program, as software and hardware, or as hardware alone. Generally, the system includes a first computing system providing access to shared data. The first computer system includes a processor, a memory system and a shared storage interface coupling the first computing system to a shared storage device in which the shared data is maintained by a second computing system in a manner that is not natively compatible to the first computing system. The computer system further includes an interconnection mechanism coupling the processor, the memory system and the shared storage interface and a network interface coupling the first computing system to a network and the second computing system. The memory system in such an embodiment is encoded with a data access server which executes on the processor in the first computing system. When executing, the data access server receives, via the network interface, a client message to access data on the shared storage device and in response to receiving the client message, retrieves, via the network interface, data storage information provided from the second computing system coupled to the first computing system. The data storage information is stored in the memory system and allows the data access server on the first computing system to access the data in the shared storage device in a manner that is compatible with the first computing system. The data access server provides access, via the network interface, to the data on the shared storage device in conformance with the client message based on the retrieved data storage information. The data access server can also provide a virtual file system to allow networked clients that implement file or other data sharing protocols such as NFS and CIFS to obtain access, for example, to mainframe data.
Patent GB-2380596-A (GB)
Title: Data backup using a tape drive and a non-volatile memory
Inventor: SLATER ALASTAIR MICHAEL
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 2002-07-03
Abstract: A tape drive assembly is disclosed for performing a backup operation. The assembly has a tape receiving station arranged to receive a data storage unit including a tape arranged to store data in a data backup operation, a write head arranged to write data to said tape in a data backup operation, a non-volatile memory unit adapted to record data in a data backup operation and adapted to communicate data to said write head, and an input adapted to be connected to a data host machine. The input is arranged to pass data to the memory unit such that, in use in a data backup operation, the data is communicated from the data host machine to the input and is recorded in the memory unit prior to the data being passed from the memory unit to the write head for writing to said tape.
Patent GB-2375316-A (GB)
Title: Tool carousel
Inventor: POLLINGTON ANDREW ROY
IPC: B23Q17/00
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: A tool carousel comprising a plurality of wheel sections 200 which can be joined together to form a carousel wheel 500 and a plurality of tool-holding portions 300. Each tool-holding portion 300 and wheel section 200 is configured such that each tool-holding portion 300 can be journalled to a respective wheel section 200 for rotation between a tool-storage position and a tool-accessing position in which a tool can be installed thereupon or removed therefrom. Each tool holding portion 300 comprises a tool-holding cylinder 302 with a seat 306 provided in a mouth thereof, the said carousel further comprising a plurality of tool retainers 400, each being adapted to sit within a respective said seat 306.
Patent GB-2392078-A (GB)
Title: A refrigerated waste bin
Inventor: MOORE CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2002-08-19
Abstract: A refrigerated waste bin made of metal and plastics stores household waste at a temperature which inhibits the growth of bacteria and therefore controls decay and eliminates odours. The bin may have insulated/refrigerated walls f like a conventional fridge and is kept cool by the use of conventional mains powered refrigeration components (g, Fig 3) located at the back of the bin. The bin may have a domed top b fitted with a rubber sealed flip-action lid/door a similar to a refrigerator or freezer. The domed lid b is insulated but not refrigerated allowing the lid b to be removed for cleaning or to replace a waste bag/liner c which may be retained in a light plastic internal bin d.